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<; or "THE UNANIMOUS rn^l-'^^VlOKJ Of"|'l;HE:THmTC:EN*tr'NITED STATES OF AMERICA," July 4, 177^ 
bull's painting John Hancock at tabl*. *talidjn*g^e/brj (UpC J'r^jiklin, Jeft«r»n^ A'ams, Roger Sherman, Robt. R. Livingston, the Drafters. 




THE OLD STATE HOUSE IN THE DAYS OF THE REVOLUTION. View horn the Northwest. 
Erected 1732. The main centre of the city. The people are in Chestnut Street. Long shed at right was used as a shelter for visiting Indians. 




INDEPENDENCE HALL, Chestnut Street, South Side, between Fifth and Sixth Streets. 
Built 1732. State House till 1799. Restored 1835, 1898. Except tower, appears as in 1776. Birthplace of Declaration, Constitution, etc. 




INDhl'I'.NDh.NCI'. HALL, tiDin liidciK-n.k-iice Square. Walnut Street or Park sulf. 
This much-frequented square is 4'/^ acres in area; adorned with gorgeous flowers in spring. Declaration read here every July 4th. 




AN ARCH IX THE SUPREME COL R r ROOM. 

President of Continental Congress used the chair and table. 



CHKSTNrr STREKT ENTRANCE. 

An effective example of Colonial architecture. 




THE EAST ROOM, on the Main Floor. Album for Autographs of Visitors at the Desk. 
Provincial Assembly met here, I755-I77;. Declaration, Articles of Confederation and Constitution adopted here. Lafayette received, 1824. 




THE COUNCIL CHAMBER OF THE PROVINCIAL GOVERNOR. 

First used by Governor Hamilton, in 174S. Later a part of the City Council Chamber. Restored. 




THE BANQUETING ROOM, Second Floor Front. Restored to its appearance 150 years ago. 
Governor Hamilton here gave State feasts on fittini; public occasions. Peale's Museum, 1S02. Later a part of the Council Chambers. 




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THE WEST ROOM, THE COURT ROOM. On the Street Floor. 
The Supreme Court of the Province and the State met here, 1743-1774; Assembly, 1780-1790. Court Room till l8?8. 




THE LIBERTY' BELL, on TniLk bt.utliig tor Charleston, S. C, Exposition, Jan. 4, 1902. At St. Louis in 1904. 
The Bell went to Bethlehem, for safety, 1777; New Orleans Exposition, 188;; Chicago, 189J; Atlanta, 1895; Charleston, 190Z; Boston, igoj. 




PRINCE HENRY'S VISIT TO INDEPENDENCE HALL, March lO, 1902. View looking Westward on Chestnut Street. 
The German Emperor's brother, escorted by First Troop City Cavalry, visited Independence Hall. Many kindred events take place. 




INDEPENDENCE HAUL 

THE CRADLE OF LIBERTY 

No buililing in America has so interesting an history as this sacredly 
preserved editice on Philadelphia's main thoroughfare. If it were 
hallowed only by the remembrance that the Declaration of Independence, 
drafted in 1776 by Thomas Jefferson, was adopted and signed here, it 
would be the Mecca of every American ; but here also were adopted that 
plan of union of the Colonies, although imperfect, suggested by Benjamin 
Franklin and made a fact by the Articles of Confederation, and the 
Constitution of the United States. Thus the three vital charters of the 
American national existence emanated from this hall. 

Independence Hall, built 1732-1735, is generally considered a model 
of the beautiful Greek-motived colonial architecture, which here is seen 
in its most chaste development. In iS98 a committee appointed for the 
purpose by Mayor Charles F. Warwick, of Philadelphia, secured facts 
making possible the restoration of the building to its original form. 
This mainly concerned the interior, although the wings on either side 
are a part of the design. #36,000 were spent on this work, which 
occupied a year. 

Built originally as a State House for the Provincial Council of 
Pennsylvania, the structure has been used by the Provincial offices ; later, 
during the Revolution, by the second Continental Congress; by the State 
Legislature ; then by City Councils. For many years the lower floor 
was fitted up as a national museum and contained numerous relics con- 
nected with the history of the nation. Since the restoration of the 
building these valuable portraits have been exhibited in Independence 
Hall, and the relics, prints, etc., have been exhibited in the wings or 
small buildings at either side of the main hall. 

In the hallway is the Liberty Bell, one of the dearest national relics. 



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' The old bell now is silent, 

And hushed its iron tongue 
Rut the spirit it awakened 

Still lives, forever young ; 
And while we greet the sunlight 

On the Fourth of each July, 
We'll ne'er forget the bellman 

Who, betwixt the earth and sky. 
Rang out our Independence. 

Which, please God. shall never die. 



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